Mrs. Claus and I went to a birthday party. A teenage party, I haven’t been to one in years! Oh, that music! Pink’s daughter Rachel turned 18 today and Pink and Gene threw her a party. Katzie, Joseph and Tessie were there so were Matthew, Katie, Edward, Deanna and Hanna. They had arrived with Dak. I talked to Corwin and was happy to see Luke had come with him.

She received a lot of nice presents, especially the ones from her family. Pink and Gene gave her a brand new, shiny compact green sleigh, and a tiny reindeer to pull it. Both Rachel and the young reindeer were very excited. Just the right size for a first sleigh owner. Of course along with the sleigh and reindeer came certificates for driving lessons and lessons to care for the little guy. All the kids sat in a circle on the floor eating pizza as they talked about the responsibilities of taking care of Bo Jangles. Pink and Gene picked him partly because they liked his name. He’s little now, but reindeer grow fast and he’s going to be a big boy. Jennifer and Zack gave her a full sleigh harness for the little guy. Mrs. Claus and I gave her a gold necklace with a crystal charm. Inside the charm is a miniature replica of the North Pole. Now wherever her life takes her she will always be able to find her way home.

After all the presents were opened, cake and food ate the kids decided to go outside and have a snowball fight. As the adults sat inside talking we could hear the laughter for hours. Those poor elves, they will be dragging at work tomorrow. They spent the rest of the night in St. Elfwhere’s emergency room. Rachel got a snowball in the eye, while Zack got smacked in the nose. Jennifer broke her finger catching a snowball wrong. Luke scraped his leg on some tree branches sticking up out of the snow. Joseph and Deanna ran into each other and bumped heads. They both have nice lumps on their heads. Joseph fell out of a tree and broke his arm and Katie slipped on the ice and broke her ankle. Tessie needed some stitches, so did Matthew I don’t know what happened there. Edward slipped and hurt his leg and Hanna fell on a rock. To look at them you wouldn’t believe it but they all had a very nice time!